Amidst the heated battle of last weekend’s Big Central Barista Competition , a no-less-ferocious tournament of champions took place on the Brewers Cup stage. Competitors from throughout the great midwestern states of America fought hand to hand in the squared circle – literally, in a boxing ring – before finally, one of them could be declared champion for his or her region. In the North Central region, that champion was George Burnett, representing Intelligentsia Coffee in Chicago, Illinois, where he works at Intelli’s brand new Old Town cofeebar . Let’s learn more about him, his routine at Big Central, and his humble hopes for future glory as he advances to the US Brewers Cup Championship, April 2014 in Seattle.